Report On The Administration Of Criminal Justice In The Panjab And Its Dependencies, During The Year 1872

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233. In Derah Ghazi Khan murders" have increased from 8 in 187]. to

313 in 1872, almost all of them being” on account of women, “The Beloch, , Says

4the Commissioner, “is not to be appeased by 4 money payment or an exchange

5of finales, ‘agsthe Pathin sometimes is, but relentlessly pursues the invader of

6his tribal or domestic hqnor to the death.

7ais The Deputy Commissioner: Derah Ismail Khan explains ‘that. tho

8increase in the number of murders shown for his District is more apparent than

9real, somercases of a doubtful nature having been entered under that head.

10, 485. Wife murder is not by any means a prevailing crime, as it seoms at

11one%ime to have been considered. °

12eatoateatitde ealianes: 36. In cases of culpable homicide and grievous

13ous hurt, °o hur there is a slight decrease.

1437. In cases of kidnapping, abduction and analogous offences, comprised

15Kidnapping and abduction. .in Sections 363 to 373, inclusive, of the eee Perel

16Code, the numbgr of offences reported has increased from 308 iy 1871 to 332 in

171872, and the number of convictions from 119 to 188.

18“The fiflowing g are the Dietricts where the offence seems to prevail, though

19not to ally = extent :—

20No. of offences | No. of persons

21er. reported. under trial. @

22Convicted,

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25Gurdaspur ae an a es 39 44 24

26Amritsar eve we ase ese es: 27 51 6

27Peshawar @ ect oe owe ae 7 S "46 14,

28Réwalpindi «suse ® wee ae some oe 21 23 z

29Ludianah a eee eve e 18 38 23

30Hoshifrpar awe % ne ae 17 43 17

31Sidikét ts ae a a 17 21 5

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37. °38. The common type of the case seems to be this. The offender or

38offenders ( for there are gensrally two or three concerned) obtain possession of

39a low-caste girl by purchase, | or otherwise, in native territory, and palm her off

40as a high-easte girl upon somes old’ Khatri* or RAjpit who cannot get a wife

41elsewhere, and ie 18 probably a. Willing dupe. High prices are ‘obtained.

4239. “In Peshawar, hovey ryit seems that the girls are generally taken

43from Gt, to independent berritory. The. Commjssioner Peshawar remarks,

44¢hat the recovery of the victims in all the kidnapping cases of the yegy without

45the payment‘of ransom is highly creditable to the District authorities, and is the

46best way to checkethe crime. as its obiect is defeated.